New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-08-17
ORDINANCE NO. s.

An Ordinance relating to Public Cemetery.
The City Council of the city of New Ulm do or
dain:
Sec. 1. The public cemetery now owned by
the City of New Ulm and such other additions
thereto or new cemeteries which NAV be proyi-
ded for or purchased by the City Council from
time to time, shall be in the care and custody of
person appointed for that purpose by the Nav
or and confirmed by the ei.y conncil, who shall
be styled Keeper of Public Cemetery,
Sec. 2. The unp1atted portion of said public
cemetery shall be surveyed and plated into lots
of suitable size as fast as may be determined by
the city council, and the City Clerk is authorized
to sell the lots now surveyed or in future to be
surveyed at the sum of ten dollars per lot. issue
suitable certificates therefore to the purchaser
and keep an accurate report thereof
Lee 8. There shall be kept by the City Clerk
in his office under the direction of the City Coun-
Register in which shall be kept an accurate
plated record Of all lots in said public cemetery
and which shall at all times show the exact To-
cation OF each grave therein, including the name
the deceased with date OF burial and such
other data as may be determined by the city
council from time to time.
Sec. 4. Any person or persons desiring to inter
the body of any deceased person In the public
cemetery, shall give notice thereof to the CITY
Clerk and fowner of any lot therein, designate
the exact place on said lot where the deceased IS
to be buried, who shall therenpon issue pc r1nit
directing the Keeper of the Public Cemetery
where to dig said grave and authorizing such
burial. The Keeper of the Public Cemetery shall
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days thereafter with the date of such burial en-
dorsed thereon.
Sec. 5 Persons or families not residents of the
city and not owning any lot i'll said cemetery de.
sirous of burying the body of seeased person as
aforesaid shall pay the of one dollar for tf,e
space allotted to them for such purpose and fol
snch permit.
Sec. 8. No grave shall be dug in said cemetery
except by the keeper thereof or under his direc
ton and only in pursuance and in accordance
| with the permit and direction issued from the
city clerks Office and the keeper OF the Public
Cemetery or any osher person, digging grave o.
burying the body of q deceased person In said
cemete ~ contrary TO the provisions of this ord
nance shall be punished as hereinafter provided
/ Sec. 4. No person shall drive any vehicle @
/ any description within the curtilage OF said Gem
etery. nor shall any person take or allow any dos
i owned or kept by him into the same. No persoI
shall 1nlure, damage or otherwise disturb sol
or deface any fenceor other property in, around
4 cOnnected with or belonging TO said cemetery q
I flowers, ornaments or monuments placed d
erected therein to the memory Of the dead
Sec. s. The Keeper of the Public Cemeter,
shall faithfully watch and care for all propert
i IN his charge and execute all such resolution
i and regulations which may be prescribed frOn
time to time by the City Council for the govern
ment. care and protection Of said cemetery
sts Sec. 3 Any person violating any Of the pr0
ylsIom g this ordinance shall ION cOnY1ctionb b,